Does anybody have a working Subaru winch? Just curious. I know they made them; I've just never seen one.

Does anybody have a working Subaru winch? Just curious. I know they made them; I've just never seen one.

 

I believe moosens 78 4WD wagon has a factory Subaru winch on it...dont hold my word to it though.

that is awesome! do you know if it works?

paul's 78 does have one:

 

I think it could work but I don't think he has it hooked up.

THe one that came with my car,before I took possession of it,was yellow.I think it's a Warn(?),maybe a Reese...but that one never made it to me.The previous owner traded it just before I got the car.

 

So,EZap sent an orangeish-red one to me.It bolts right up,so maybe it's the same,not sure.

 

Mine is not funtional at this time,but the wiring is still there from the original install.

 

Kids point at it all the time.People like seeing my '78 but then they see the winch it totally tickles them.

<-- is jealous....

 

I miss my wagon:(

I'd love to see pics if you get time.

I'd love to see pics if you get time.

 

I have a pic.. I love this car of moosens..want to barrow it for a day sometime

 

Let me know if pics shows..trying photobucket

ouch... don't let the woman in the pic see it... didn't you say that was an ugly breakup? :-\

Does anybody have a working Subaru winch? Just curious. I know they made them; I've just never seen one.

 

they came in yellow (most common), and white...

 

here's a brochure page with the yellow one...

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/Literature/brochures/1980-acc-a.jpg

 

and here's a white one...

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/Literature/brochures/1982-brat-h.jpg

 

they were just a small Superwinch. 1000 pounds... I think

 

I have a working yellow one, and Syrinx has a yellow on, New in The Box!!!!!

very cool! Good info and great pic!

Is there anything wrong with getting a winch designed for an ATV instead? They are smaller but with big capacity. Like Warn's 4.0i Utility Winch 4000 lbs capacity single line at 12V DC. http://www.warn.com/atv/winches/40ci_winch.shtml The weight of the unit is 21 lbs. Quite light IMHO. It should be able to pull the lightweight Scoobie out of many situations. As always have a good battery to use a winch. It is not OEM but should do quite well, right?

just remember....if you get a winch I highly recommend getting one of those thingys (can't remember the right name) that has a pulley at the end and you put the lead through it and bring it back to hook onto the car. (is snatch block right????) I believe they double the capicity of the winch when you have one of those. Something like that (don't mind me...was just at the Dr. and can't think right)

Correct, the Snatch Block will effectively double the pulling power of the winch. There is a PDF on the URL I cited with Winching Techniques (http://www.warn.com/corporate/images/90/64660-A2_RS.pdf). Very informative!

 

EDIT: Added link to PDF.

My car looks surreal in that pic.

 

Thanks Connie.